Press Secretary Bryan Griffin just dropped the hammer on both NBC and MSNBC ove their requests for Governor DeSantis to join their shows.
In short, Griffin said DeSantis will refuse their invitations until Andrea Mitchell apologizes for lying about DeSantis and the state of Florida:
To all of the bookers and producers reaching out to our office from @NBCNews and @MSNBC for @GovRonDeSantis to join your shows, this will be the standard response from our office until @mitchellreports apologizes and your track record improves. pic.twitter.com/8kQcLLEVzW
— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) February 22, 2023
We reported this weekend on Andrea Mitchell’s big lie:
She has since claimed she was ‘imprecise’ with her language:
Once again, @mitchellreports is "imprecise" in her description because she relies on unnamed "historians and teachers."
Florida statute requires the teaching of slavery and its aftermath. We just know that "queer studies" has nothing to do with Jim Crow.https://t.co/tHKJW30L9l pic.twitter.com/h6l1RDsC4f
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) February 22, 2023
But that’s not going over well with DeSantis and his people. His Deputy Press Secretary tweeted today that this was not an apology because what she said is a ‘blatant lie’:
Saying one was "imprecise," when what they said was a blatant lie, is not an apology.@MSNBC /@NBCNews should not be viewed as an objective media organization. Stop letting the corporate media be the gatekeepers of truth.https://t.co/rGj7uc8kEm
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) February 22, 2023
There absolutely should be consequences for their lies and I’m glad DeSantis is refusing to go on their shows.
I would also note that Griffin threw in the part about NBC and MSNBC having a consistent track record of truthfulness on their networks and with their affiliates. Well, that means DeSantis will never be on their shows because that’s definitely not going to happen.